The reason you can't use the southbound Faircrest exit on I-77: Firetruck vs. semi crash

CANTON ‒ The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a collision between a firetruck and tractor-trailer on Saturday.

According to Canton Fire Department, an East Sparta Volunteer Fire Department tanker truck was responding to a fire at PSC Metals in Canton Township when it collided with a tractor-trailer on the Interstate 77 overpass at Faircrest around 10:27 a.m.

The crash caused the tractor-trailer to flip on its side and the tanker sustained heavy front-end damage, the department said in a news release. Three people - two in the tanker and the semi driver - suffered minor injuries and were taken to local hospitals for evaluation.

State troopers and Canton police blocked access to the overpass and Interstate 77 southbound ramps. Additionally, a stretch of Faircrest Street from Sherman Church Road to just before the Interstate 77 northbound ramps were closed during the crash investigation.

As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a dispatcher said state troopers were still at the crash scene. No other crash details were available.

As for the blaze, a recreational vehicle caught fire while PSC Metals workers were cutting it or disassembling it around 10 a.m., said Chris Smith, chief of the Canton Township Fire Department. He said the flames spread to other materials in a nearby pile before it was extinguished.

There was no report of anyone injured from the fire.

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